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‘Air thick with flies’: UAE’s Colombian mercenaries recount horrors of Sudan siege

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:17 August 2026
Post last modified:17 August 2026

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) proxy war in Sudan has killed and displaced millions. The UK and the rest of the international community have let the war roll on unabated. Former members of the UAE’s Colombian mercenary corps have now recounted the siege and the fall of the city of El Fasher in 2025. UAE: complicity One soldier, named as Luis, described the aftermath of the assault in horrific detail: The air was thick with flies, drawn by both the dead bodies and the heaps of trash. There were bodies that had already turned purple from being exposed to the sun…

Settlers continue their siege on Palestinian homes in Qusra

Post author:Charlie Jaay
Post published:14 August 2026
Post last modified:15 August 2026

On 9 August, settlers established a new outpost in Qusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, setting up a tent just metres away from Palestinian homes. They continue to lay siege on three family homes, which are on the outskirts of the village, on a hill. The settlers have cut water and electric lines, and are blocking access routes and deliveries of essential supplies. The residents remain trapped inside their homes, while occupation soldiers and settlers have been seen praying, barbecuing, and dancing together. “We will remain steadfast and stay in our homes, even if we are martyred.” Now…

Trump’s Iran war plunges the Global South into a state of siege

Post author:Nandita Lal
Post published:14 July 2026
Post last modified:14 July 2026

In a scathing new report, the International Development Economics Associates Limited (IDEAs) has documented the heavy toll Global South continues to pay for a war it did not create — as corporations cash in. The report describes a state of siege across the Global South region, with countries facing mounting economic pressure as the fallout from the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran spreads. Global South picks up the tab The report stated that operations of Epic Fury waged by the US, and Roaring Lion waged by the colonial-settler state Israel have led to substantial hardship for countries throughout the global…